36 weeks

Well 36 1/2 weeks. Only 2 weeks and 2 days left until D day.

Tim's 30th Birthday

So a little over a week ago I threw Tim a surprise 30th birthday party and he was actually surprised. A friend of mine and I decided to do the party as a joint party with my husband and his wife. His wife will be 31 next month, but couldn't really celebrate her 30th birthday because it was right around when her daughter was born. They each thought the party was for each other so when they arrived and saw their co workers, friends and family they were totally shocked that the party for actually for them. It was so cool to know that I actually pulled off a great surprise.

I didn't get many photos, but here is what I did manage to get. Here I am with 2 of my favorite co-workers Traci and Michelle.

                                       The fantastic chocolate and cream cheese frosting cake.

                                                    The birthday girl and the birthday boy

                                                    Cutting the cake -wedding style

                                            Right before Michelle tried to undress my husband.

Induction Date

That's right, I'm getting induced. My last day of work is Oct 11 and on Oct 13th I make my way back to the hospital for number 2. My actual due date is Oct 20th, but due to the gestational diabetes I have developed and the fact that I also got preeclampsia last time, my doctor thought it would be a good idea to go a bit early. So the countdown is on and I'm so ready and excited and anxious. I'm going to be a mom of 2!!!

Kellan's 2nd birthday / Party

So my sweet baby boy actually turned 2 on August 31st. Where did the last 2 years of our lives go and how can I be the mother to a toddler already? I'm so proud to have such a wonderful son in my life and really enjoyed sharing his birthday with him. On his actual birthday, we took some time and went to the park. Unfortunately I only got 1 picture at the park and here it is.

 Later that night we went out to dinner with Tim's family to celebrate not only Kellan's birthday, but Tim's grandma's birthday too.

Kellan got some birthday presents, mostly Mickey Mouse, which he loves. Here he is sporting his new Mickey backpack.

Here is Kellan getting waiting for his birthday cake.

Then we had his birthday party. The theme, Mickey Mouse.

We had a local Cup Cake shop make these amazing treats. We had pumpkin spice, red velvet and mint chocolate, filled with fudge, yeah really low fat too.....

Birthday boy all ready for the party.

 Grandpa Birddog eating in front of Kellan.

Visit from God Mama Val

Yeah for visits from Val!! Kellan's God Mama was in town a couple of weeks ago from Tennessee. She made a special trip to come see all of us and drop off Kellan's birthday gift.  She got him a really sweet Wisconsin jersey and an Aqua Doodle!!! Best part about the Aqua Doodle is that the markers only write on the mat it comes with. It won't work on the carpet, counters or wall....love it!!! It was so nice to see Kellan run over to Val  because he hasn't been able to see her much lately. Plus it was great seeing my good friend again.

Preview of the Big Boy Room

About a week ago we started Kellan in his new room. You'll see from the pictures that he has a sports themed room (football, basketball, baseball). I'm so impressed with how he is doing in his room. The first 2 nights we layed on the floor next to him until he fell asleep and then after that we would should the door and he would just fall asleep. We keep the gate up and open the door once we go to bed so that if / when he gets up in the middle of the night he can't roam around the house.



Gestational Diabetes

Never thought I would get it. My 3 hour test yesterday didn't go as well as I hoped, so tomorrow I am meeting with a dietitian to come up with a diet/meal plan. Hopefully by doing this I will be able to manage my glucose and not have to take insulin. Not going to lie, pretty freaked out. I don't want anything to happen to baby boy or myself. I was told I won't go past 39 weeks in fear of having a large baby.  I thought 7lb 4oz was big for Kellan, so anything much bigger is going to hurt a lot more!!!

Hardest part - No Sweets!!!!